Combined dining set and cabinet



A. C. BENNETT COMBINED DINING SET AND CABINET Fgb. 25, I930;

Filed April 30. 1928 2 Sheets-Shet 1 INVEN TOR. ALBERT GBENNETT g/g4m ATTORNE Y.

, Feb. 25 1930. A. c. BENNETT 1,748,380

COMBINED DINING SET AND CABINET Filed April so, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [NALBERT CBEmmTT A TTORNEY.

6 24\ 54/ 25 .I V I 25 2? parts removed for convenience of illustra-Patentec'l'Feb. 25 1930' I j Myinvention'relates to ,setand' cabinet. i

The'objectof my invention is to provide 7 Y a cabinet as a container forthetableand the 5 seats, the cabinet also having: drawersand I doorsaccessible to storagewith shelvesinthe a combined dining cabinetlf a I Afurther object of my invention is to proq xvide an arrangementfunctioning as a dining set 'portably arranged and inexpensiveconsideraing the service acquired thereby.

7 These and other objects will hereinafter be I .morefully explained,reference being hadto theaccompanying...drawings; forming a part15,oflthisspecification, wherein like characters will apply to likeparts throughout the different views. 1

' Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective viewzoff thecabinet" "20 containing the table, seats, and drawers,

f tion? I I Fig. are a plan view, parts removed for; convenienceof=illustration.

Fig. 3 is an end ViQWYOf the cabinet showing a table and seat unfoldedto operative positions"? i I Figs 4, 5, and 61showthe methodsfoldingsthe seat from its container. :30, Fig. 7 isfaj plan'view of Fig.5.

. Fig. 8.;is a sectionalview taken on line 8-8 in Fig.56, showing'theleg in elevation. v Fig.9 is an enlarged sectional'detailed view 'o fthe seat and legs folded, and the hinge '35 meanstherefor; A I Y 1 J Theinvention herein; disclosed consists of a cabinetrhaving' corner posts 1functioning J as legs, and ,a centrally. positioned leg 2 v at thefront. The; lastsaid leg functions as '40" a support'for the table topwhen extended,

as hereinafter described. In each of the opposite ends'ofthe cabinet isa container 3, said containers hingedly connected to their respectivebottom railstand having a pull 45.;'5, as means to rock the containerelement outward as shown by dotted lines A in Fig.

- "1; andwhen rocked outward to horizontal' position as shown at B inFig. 2, the seat and leg members contained therein will be unfolded, theprocess ofwhich is shown in inane SET AND CABINET 1928. Serial No.273,975.

FigsA, 5, and 6, later described. The forwardend, of the container isprovided with an end member 6 to which the first seat member'is hingedlyconnected as shown at C in Figs. 2 and 3. The opposite end of thecontainer is supported by a diagonally positioned bracemember 7, one endof the member pivotally connected to the rear end of the containerwhile. the other end is pivotally connected to the cabinet, the bracehavingga jointin the center as at D, as collapsible means therefor-QPositioned above each of the seat containing elements'is a drawer 9slidably engaging,

one of the drawers being partlypulled 0ut-' ward as shown at E in Fig.2. The front of the cabinet is lnclosed by a pair of doors -10,

' the said doors hingedly connected to their re spective corner posts,the opposite sides of the doors being separated to receive the leg 2shdably engag ng therebetween. Positioned within the cabinet rearwardthe said doors and extending across and in close proximitytothe seats isa shelf 11, having a supporting member 12 forieach end thereof as shownin Fig. 1. 7 v I It is now clearly shown that table linens may be placedon the shelf 11 orthe bottom of the cabinet as shown at 13, and thedrawers may be for the reception of silverware,

napkins, or other articles.

' The cabinet is a'lsosho'wn to have a permanently arranged top 14,underneath which are positioned table-top members 15 and 16 andextensionmembers 17, 18, and 19, the said members beingtongued andgrooved to gether as shown by dottedlines F. The member 17'slidablyengages under the top mem ber 16, the said top member being rigidlyattached to the frame 18. The said top member 16 has aystop as shown at20 in Fig. 2, and being so stopped in its outward movement, the frame 17is free to extend outward as shown in l ig. '2. The said. frame is asupport for the top member 15, which is outer rail 17 and is rigidlybraced to an in-;

termediate member of frame 17 asshown by dotted lines 17', the bracingmeans being a bracket 21 as shown in Fig.3.

Tounfold each of the seats totheir rela- I tive position to the tabletop as shown in Fig. 2, the containers 3 are rocked outward, and thelegs 22 and their respective seat members 23 to which they are hingedlyattached and braced by members 24, later described,

are also rocked to their operative position.- The rocking of said legsand seat members is shown by dotted lines in Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6. Fig.3 shows the correct open position; Fig. 4 shows the first movement; Fig.5 shows the second movement; and Fig. -6 shows the third movement.

At the inner ends of legs 22, as shown in Figs. 3 to 9 inclusive is afurring strip rigidly connected tothe seat 23,;and on which said leg isattached by a hinge 26, whereby the leg 22 will fold closely on theoppositely positioned leg 22, all of which is clearly shown in Fig. 9.As a means to hingedly connect the seat members to the frame 6, I haveprovided pairs'of Z-shapedhinges 27, so that when rocked to position thesaid seats and legs will snugly fit in their respective frames. In eachof the two outer legs of the seats, now being identified by thecharacter G, is a groove 28 adapted to receive the brace members 24 whenfolded on. the seat, as shown in Fig. 7; and the eye 29 will enter asocket 30 in the back of the leg on the opposite end of the seat member,as shownin Fig. 7, by which 7 means the said seat andlegs are freetofold in snug engagement, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 3, or asillustrated in Figs. 4 and 9.

The cabinet and table equipment, herein disclosed, maybe made of metalor suitable materials-at the discretion of the manufacturer. Theproportions may also be changed.

from those shown inthedrawings, and such other modifications may beemployed as lie within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patentis: I Y

'1. In a combined dining set and cabinet, a cabinet having a collapsibleseat carrying frame positioned ineach end of the cabinet,"

the said seat carrying frame hingedly con-. nected to thevcabin'et andadapted to rock outward preparatory to unfolding the members of theirrespective seats, and a pair of doors to inclose the front, the doorsbeing separated from each other when closed, acoll-apsible frameattached to the cabinet and slidably engaging therein, a leg on theoutwardly extending frame, the leg being posi-- tionedbetweenthe doorswhen the frames are retracted normallywithin the cabinet, a top having aplurality of members hingedly con nected and carried by the collapsibleframes,

all substantially as shown.

2. Ina combined dining set and cabinet, a cabinet and dining set ofthekind described,

a collapsibly arranged table top and collapsible carryingelements,thereforfcontained' V v and supported by the cabinet, and doorsar ranged beneath the topandcollapsible carrying elements,-and'beingseparated from each other to snugly receive the carryingelement for the table top elements, a frame hingedly connected on eachend of the cabinet, each of the frames having a collapsible brace memberto support the rear end thereof, and a:.,front end member positioned atright angles and rigidly attached, a plurality of seat members, one ofwhich is hingedly connectedto the end member of the frame, the

- said seat members having hingedly connected legs and means to bracethe same whenun folded, the said seat andleg membersadapted I e i .tofold within the frame and rocked within the cabinet by the frameas'disappearingu means therefor,a pluralityof frame members arranged tovslidably engage with each other Q as collapsiblemeans to eject from orretract within the cabinet, the inside or outward extending. framemembers having a leg as supportingmeans therefor,a table top carried bythe frame, and being in two parts hingedly connected, so that the outermember'will lap baclcon an inner member when the top is retracted withinthe cabinet. 3. In a combined dining set and cabinet, a cabinet anddining set as an article of man- 'ufacture, acabinet having astationarytop,

a collapsibly arrangedtableslidably engaging beneath the top andconcealed thereby, and a collapsible frame having a leg member j Vmovable therewith, a pair of;collapsibly arranged seats carried by aframe element/frespectively and positioned on each end and,

adapted to rock, causing the seats to 'disap 'f pear within thecabi-net,a pair of doors to inclose the front of the cabinet, the doorsbeing spaced apart to receive the leg member 1 as bracing means thereforwhenthe cabinet is being moved and also as analignment means with thecorners of the cabinet, all as[ and for the purpose described. j j Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT BENNETT. f

